The Sports Network named three JMU football players preseason FCS All-Americans Monday.
Former R.E. Lee High School star Dae'Quan Scott earned a spot on the third team as an all-purpose player.
The rising redshirt junior earned second-team All-CAA as a running back and punt returner last season.
Scott rushed for over 1,241 yards, the fifth highest single-season total at Madison.
His 12 touchdowns on the ground in 2011 are fourth most in JMU single-season history.
Scott also caught ten passes for 83 yards and a touchdown as a sophomore.
Offensive guard Earl Watford is a first-team preseason All-American.
The rising redshirt senior started all 13 games for the Dukes and earned first-team All-CAA in 2011, just like linebacker Stephon Robertson, who earned third-team preseason All-American Monday.
The rising redshirt junior led JMU with 113 tackles last season (tenth most in the CAA), including nine for loss, two sacks, an interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery, and nine passes defended.
The Sports Network FCS Preseason All-America Team consists of 93 players over three teams. The CAA led all conferences with 15 selections total from nine member schools.
The Big Sky and Southland Conferences have 14 selections each, and the Southern Conference follows with 13.
All 13 FCS conference have at least two selections. Eleven conferences have at least one player on the first team.
